Our guest blogger Abu Muhammed, and American expat living in Saudi Arabia, introduces himself with some reflections on the presidential elections in the US and how he used them to breech the subject of research to his Arab students. It is election time in the States and Americans now focus their highly distractible intellects on […]
Filed under: Guest Author, Intercultural Differences, International Workdays on March 28th, 2012 | No Comments »
Following up on our last blog post about escapist dreams during the long and cold Bavarian winters, our Ambassador in Granada, Molly Sears Piccavey, has now volunteered some very useful advice on dealing with the heat for expats living in Spain, or in any other hot country for that matter… I have been away from […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Advice on March 20th, 2012 | No Comments »
Simon, our British expat living in Germany, finds the long, cold Bavarian winters quite disheartening. He tells us about a book that kept him going during the short and dark days: The adventures of a young man walking across Europe through the snow… Spring is definitely in the air, Hurrah! It is a particularly exciting […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Guest Author on March 15th, 2012 | No Comments »
Philip, our man in Tehran, takes a closer look at the Iranian banking sector and notices some striking differences between what he sees there and his experiences when living in the UK. One thing I have noticed about my time in Tehran is the way in which banks on the high street mushroom up in […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Guest Author, Intercultural Differences on March 11th, 2012 | No Comments »
Jenni, a Canadian with Finnish roots who set off to explore the country of her ancestors, feels frustrated: Despite making great progress with the Finnish language, she still feels that she cannot express her true personality in a foreign tongue. There seems to be one particular obstacle … One of the biggest challenges of living […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences, Languages on March 4th, 2012 | No Comments »